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  1. the national interest
    Why Republicans Won’t Say Anything About ObamacareIgnore the issue, win power, figure it out later.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    DeSantis Forced to Say Why He Enjoys Denying Health Insurance to Poor FloridiansThe banality of “normal” American conservatism briefly surfaces.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. early and often
    Democrats Learn That a Trifecta Isn’t EverythingIn 2017, Republicans had a trifecta and couldn’t repeal Obamacare. Sometimes institutional issues are to blame more than politicians like Joe Manchin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Are Democrats Just Repeating Obama’s First Year?There are some striking similarities between the party’s current problems and what they faced 12 years ago. But Obama did manage to get reelected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. obits
    Harry Reid and the Power of PersistenceReid’s unlikely climb to power and his record as Senate Democratic leader were a testament to his determined loyalty to his party and his state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. supreme court
    Supreme Court Keeps Its Powder Dry on Religious LibertyThe ruling in favor of a Catholic foster-care agency was a setback for LGBTQ equality, but conservative justices could have gone much further.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Why Republicans Could Never Tell Their Voters the Truth About ObamacareThe legal crusade against affordable health care loses again.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. politics
    The Biggest Supreme Court Decisions Coming This TermWhat to watch for in the coming weeks, including rulings on religious liberty, voting rights, and yet another Obamacare challenge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. american rescue plan
    Ideology Is Still at Heart of the Red-State Refusal to Expand MedicaidTwelve states still refuse generous Medicaid expansion incentives. The excuse that it’s about money no longer applies, thanks to the latest stimulus.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. covid-19 stimulus
    Stimulus Spurs New Push for Red-State Medicaid ExpansionWith Medicaid expansion really becoming a fiscal no-brainer, even states like Alabama and Wyoming are considering it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. joe biden
    What Joe Biden and George W. Bush Have in CommonComparing the early performances of our most-recent presidents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Biden’s Domestic Legacy Will Disappear Unless His Next Move WorksThe Democrats have a two-stage strategy that hasn’t been tried before.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the national interest
    How Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Fill the Holes in ObamacareThe Democratic strategy to expand coverage to millions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. politics
    What the Filibuster Has Cost AmericaThe damage has been massive, and it’s past time for reform.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. supreme court
    Roberts and Kavanaugh Signal They May Save ObamacareTwo members of the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc indicate even if part of Obamacare is declared unconstitutional, the bulk of it will survive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. obamacare
    Amy Coney Barrett’s First Case Could Decimate The ACAIn two weeks, she and the other conservative Supreme Court justices could rule to gut the ACA — leaving millions of people uninsured in a pandemic.
    By Angelina Chapin
  17. amy coney barrett
    Judiciary Committee Democrats Won’t Show Up for Final Vote on BarrettAfter Dianne Feinstein’s lovefest with Graham last week, Dems feel the need to demonstrate their opposition more forcefully.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. supreme court
    Why the Barrett Hearings Are Generating Less Outrage Than Kavanaugh’sUnlike Trump’s last Supreme Court pick, Barrett is not embroiled in scandal — but that’s not the only reason the temperature is lower this time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. vision 2020
    Pence Failed at His One Debate Job: Shifting the Focus From COVID-19After the VP debate, the campaign still revolves around COVID-19 spreading through the White House and Trump’s terrible pandemic response.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Trump Finally Releases Fake ‘Plan’ to Protect Preexisting ConditionsWe’ve been waiting “two weeks” for almost four years.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    RBG Is Gone, and Trump’s Attack on Preexisting Conditions Is AliveThe president’s most unpopular position is suddenly prominent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. 2020 elections
    Another Deep-Red State Votes to Expand MedicaidIn a fairly close vote, Missouri became the 38th state to sign on, even as Republicans try to cripple the Affordable Care Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. vision 2020
    Medicare for All Advocates Struggle to Launch a Democratic Platform FightIt’s tough to have a big noisy fight at a virtual convention, particularly if Bernie Sanders won’t back your revolt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. supreme court
    Supreme Court to Delay Arguments on Obamacare Case Until After ElectionIt’s a small break for Republicans who didn’t want more preelection attention on their efforts to deny even more people health insurance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    Can Trump Make the Supreme Court a Campaign Issue Again?Trump-appointed justices didn’t give conservatives everything they hoped for. That only raises the stakes in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. supreme court
    Supreme Court Allows Trump Restrictions on Obamacare Contraception CoverageUp to 126,000 women could lose no-cost contraception coverage. The Court also expanded the “ministerial exception” to employee protections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. obamacare
    Trump, Intent on Self-Destruction, Asks Supreme Court to Kill ObamacareWhen you’re struggling in the polls amid a pandemic, renewing your fight to strip health coverage from millions of Americans isn’t a great move.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    As Coronavirus Rages, Republicans Still Don’t Have a Health-Care PlanIn a pandemic, Republican fecklessness on health care is likely to be a bigger advantage for Democrats than it was in the 2018 midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. vision 2020
    Biden Inches Toward Sanders on Health Care, Student LoansBut on health care in particular, Biden’s revised plan doesn’t do much for those about to get hammered with private-health-insurance costs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. vision 2020
    Will Biden Actually Fight for a Public Option?The former veep is not actually going to have the opportunity to veto Medicare for All. But how will he enact his own proposal to expand coverage?
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. obamacare
    Supreme Court Will Hear Obamacare Case Shortly Before the 2020 ElectionWhen the Court takes up this case, voters will get a reminder shortly before Election Day that Republicans want to take away health-care coverage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Trump Takes Credit For Obamacare, Says Democrats Want to Repeal ItPossibly Trump’s most brazen lie yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. health care
    Uninsured Rate Goes Up for First Time Since ObamacareThe Trump administration’s campaign to undermine Obamacare seems to be working to an extent.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. health care
    If Democrats Flip Senate, They Plan to Fix Obamacare, Not Pass Medicare for AllIf Democrats win the Senate and take on the filibuster, their health-care agenda will involve an Obamacare fix and some strengthening of Medicare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. vision 2020
    Is Beating Trump the Best Democrats Can Hope to Achieve in 2020?Maybe electability is the only candidate quality that matters if Democrats can’t figure out a way to enact their agenda.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. vision 2020
    Graham Reminds Us 2020 GOP Victory Means Another Assault on ObamacareMost Republicans prefer not to talk about it, but Lindsey Graham makes it clear the great white whale of Obamacare repeal is still an obsession.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 2020 senate elections
    Susan Collins’s Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest ApproachesThe senator is losing popularity and is lashed to a president who is even more unpopular than she is in Maine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. obamacare
    Suit to Destroy Obamacare Slouches Toward Supreme CourtIf oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit are any indication, SCOTUS and the GOP will receive a “gift” they don’t need: the extinction of Obamacare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. health care
    Trump Claims He Saved Obamacare, Despite His Multiple Attempts to Kill ItThe latest in a series of breathtaking presidential lies denies his entire first-term health-care policy record.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. vision 2020
    Could Biden’s Opposition to Federal Abortion Funding Bring Him Down?Backing the federal abortion-funding ban used to be bipartisan — but now Biden is embracing a stance that’s increasingly anathema to Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. lgbtq rights
    Trump Continues Drive to Protect Religious-Based DiscriminationThe administration is fighting to repeal health-care protections and adoption rights for LGBTQ people, on behalf of his Christian right backers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. health care
    The Health-Care Crisis Has Spread to Employer-Sponsored Health InsuranceNo wonder people want Medicare for All: Those deductibles, co-pays, and premiums are making insurance nearly useless for many.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Trump Downgrades GOP Health Plan Status From ‘Great’ to ‘Will Exist Soon’It’s a really amazing plan, but it has to be a secret until after 2020.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. health care
    Federal Judge Rejects Trump Attempt to Attach Work Requirements to MedicaidA D.C. judge rules that the purpose of Medicaid is health coverage, not conservative social engineering.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. health care
    Trump Says Everything Will Be Fine If Courts Kill ObamacareNobody understands why Trump is taking his party back down the Obamacare rabbit hole, or what he’d do if the courts killed it first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. health care
    Bernie Sanders Won’t Support House Democrats’ Plan to Strengthen ObamacareThe senator said he doesn’t support the House bill, suggesting he’s heading toward trying to make single-payer health care a Democratic litmus test.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. health care
    Democrats Respond to Trump Attack on Obamacare With Their Own Plan to Protect ItPelosi and House Democrats are trying to redraw the health-care battle lines to where they were in the midterms, to their benefit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. trump administration
    The Trump DOJ Just Put Killing Obamacare Above the Rule of LawThe Trump DOJ’s quest to kill the ACA by judicial fiat is an expression of contempt for democracy, rule of law, and competent governance.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. health care
    The Trump Administration Wants to Strike Down Obamacare. Again.On Monday, the Department of Justice announced it would support a district court ruling that declares the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. health care
    Republicans Have Lost Interest in Fixing, or Killing, ObamacareDespite the intense interest of voters in health-care policy, Republican opposition will likely kill any bipartisan legislation before 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
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